Meanings
nounwrong-way driver (plural wrong-way drivers)
plural wrong-way drivers
- A driver who drives in the unpermitted direction, particularly on a highway.
Synonyms: ghost driver
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA driver who drives in the unpermitted direction, particularly on a highway.
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Translations
Danish spøgelsesbilist
- spøgelsesbilistDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
Dutch spookrijder
- spookrijderDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
French conducteur fantôme, conductrice fantôme
- conducteur fantômeDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
- conductrice fantômeDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
German Falschfahrer, Falschfahrerin
- FalschfahrerDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
- FalschfahrerinDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
- GeisterfahrerDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
- GeisterfahrerinDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
Italian guidatore in contromano
- guidatore in contromanoDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
Spanish conductor kamikaze, conductora kamikaze
- conductor kamikazeDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
- conductora kamikazeDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
- kamikazeDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
Swedish spökförare
- spökförareDriver driving in the unpermitted direction
Cite this entry
APA
wrong-way driver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrong-way%20driver
MLA
“wrong-way driver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrong-way%20driver. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrong-way driver,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrong-way%20driver.
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